I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 432 - 371: Nobody Had a Moment’s Rest

Xu Ya was sneaking around all the way, which aroused the suspicion of the security guard on duty.

"Stop right there, who are you?" The tone was obviously interrogative, so severe that it left no hiding place for demons and monsters. Xu Ya was startled and when she turned around, she saw someone she didn’t recognize—likely someone new at her workplace since she had left.

Relieved!

"Ha! Comrade, I’m here to find someone."

"Who are you looking for? What’s the name of the person and which department? Don’t think you can bluff your way through."

"Comrade, I really am here to find someone, Maternity Nurse Zhu Xiangxiang. She’s my relative. She borrowed a hundred yuan from my family two years ago, saying she’d return it after the New Year, yet two years have passed and she hasn’t returned even a penny.

We went to her house several times to ask for it but got kicked out instead.

I have no choice, now my whole family, old and young, is waiting for rice to cook, but there’s no money. So, I’m here to get my money back. Couldn’t get it at her house, so I have to block her at work. I have no choice, the whole family is waiting, they can’t starve, can they?"

The security officer was moved by Xu Ya’s performance.

Moreover, what she said seemed to check out, it might be true. They knew Zhu Xiangxiang after all.

Didn’t expect Nurse Zhu to be such an unreliable person behind the scenes.

Good thing they didn’t have much interaction with her, but it’s a reminder to tell their partner to stay away from Zhu Xiangxiang and definitely not lend money.

"Who? Who’s looking for me?"

When Xu Ya heard this, she panicked. It was Zhu Xiangxiang. Despite being mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for years, she wouldn’t forget.

Nothing is more embarrassing than being caught in a lie by the person involved on the spot. Xu Ya decisively covered her head and fled into the gap between the green belt.

The two security guards were initially pleased, thinking this comrade no longer needed to search everywhere. Great, but the next second they noticed Xu Ya was missing from the side. Looking again, she was running away!

At this moment, what else was there they didn’t understand?

It was downright embarrassing.

"Stop, where are you running to?"

The two of them were going to chase but were stopped by Zhu Xiangxiang.

"Don’t chase, that’s my neighbor, she often lies and cheats, but her identity is absolutely clear."

Zhu Xiangxiang certainly didn’t want her husband to be affected by the mother-in-law’s influence at the hospital, so she made up a lie, hoping the mother-in-law wouldn’t come again.

"Oh, I see."

The security officer repeated back what Xu Ya had said earlier, "Nurse Zhu, you’d better be careful with such neighbors."

"Thanks for the reminder, I will."

The matter finally passed, relatively safely.

Zhu Xiangxiang stood still for a moment before the two colleagues walked away, then looked behind the tree.

"Come out."

Then there was a rustling sound, and Xu Ya emerged rather embarrassed, with several strands of grass sticking out of her hair. Zhu Xiangxiang didn’t help her pick them off, not even moving closer.

For a moment, the former mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood facing each other like strangers, neither spoke.

After a long while.

Zhu Xiangxiang: "You’ve certainly done a good job finding Ming Yue a worthless, scumbag old bachelor husband, putting a green hat on your father-in-law for decades, not to mention raising someone else’s son. Then you still manage to pull off those stunts letting people come to the workplace to make trouble. Do you have any idea how much impact this will have on Shuangyi’s future? You know, but you don’t care, because all you think about is yourself. Oh, and now your shameless biological daughter."

Xu Ya’s face burned with pain, these words felt like a slap that pained her face.

"Let’s not even talk about the past, what are you doing now?"

Zhu Xiangxiang was really being impolite!

No choice, who asked this mother-in-law not to act like a human.

"I, I just don’t have money, do I?" Xu Ya thought she hadn’t managed to catch this couple, but now it’s fitting to resolve.

"Xiangxiang, give me some money. I’m your mother after all. If you won’t give it, I’ll go find Shuangyi. Although he looks cold and doesn’t talk, he’ll care for me."

"Are you dreaming? What makes you think that after your nasty business is unfolded before everyone, Shuangyi will still be the same Shuangyi?"

Xu Ya was momentarily speechless.

But Xu Ya wouldn’t give up. She had spent all her money, and the expenses in Yun Dian were too high. Her savings were gone like running water over the years.

Of course, she wouldn’t admit that she got scammed badly.

Zhu Xiangxiang really wanted to say no, but this was the workplace, she had concerns.

Ultimately, reluctantly, she gathered fifty yuan from her colleagues, along with some coupons.

"Use it sparingly, it should last you half a year."

Xu Ya puckered her lips, thinking Zhu Xiangxiang was petty.

The petty Zhu Xiangxiang only later found out that Xu Ya was borrowing money to pay for Jiang Zhenzhu’s medical expenses. Of course, the medical fee only cost one yuan and two cents; the rest was likely for Jiang Zhenzhu’s upkeep, she was so angry she wanted to hit herself.

If she had known it was for Jiang Zhenzhu, she would have rather fed dogs.

When Xu Ya returned after paying, Jiang Zhenzhu was sullen, "Why are you only back now?"

Even though Xu Ya was unhappy, she could understand her daughter being in a bad mood due to her disfigurement, so she said nothing.

"I didn’t carry it on me, and I got delayed finding someone to borrow from."

Jiang Zhenzhu said nothing, but after resting a while, she spoke again.

"How much is left?"

Xu Ya pulled out all the money from her pocket and counted it in front of Jiang Zhenzhu. "Eight cents."

Joking, she’s not stupid enough to reveal the truth.

Jiang Zhenzhu was disappointed.

A voice inside her head: Must go to Five Rams City.

Returning home, enduring the pain, she counted her money, which wasn’t much. She urgently needed money.

The visit for Jiang Mingyue must be expedited.

Later she had to meet that man, hopefully make something happen.

Like probing that person’s preferences, then promoting Jiang Mingyue, stirring up the person’s interest to sell at a good price.

While Jiang Zhenzhu was scheming about Jiang Mingyue, Cui Xiaoxiao was not idle either.

At this moment, the person she had hired had arrived at Tiansheng Bridge.

At the village entrance, a fair-skinned young man stood, clearly out of place from the yellow earth under his feet.

This was obviously a city-bred pampered individual, what was he doing here?

This was the puzzle on everyone’s mind.

The young man seemed oblivious to the villagers’ doubts, not offering any explanation but smiling.

Until he collected his thoughts.

"Uncle, can you tell me where Shen Fangdiao’s home is?"

The old man was simple and honest, without any schemes. When asked, he pointed it out.

He regarded everyone as good people.

However, a literate passerby, being cautious, immediately approached.

"Excuse me, comrade, do you have an introductory letter?"

Without it, he’d be sent away. They had to consider the safety of the whole village.

"Yes," as if just remembering, the young man suddenly recalled, and immediately started searching his pocket.

The villagers were not in a rush, when they saw the introduction letter, they let him pass.

"I don’t know who he is, haven’t heard any city relatives in Shen Fangdiao’s family."

"Who cares, he doesn’t seem like a bad person anyway."

With suspicions from many villagers, the young man entered Shen Fangdiao’s courtyard.

"Who are you, and why are you at our house?"

Shen Qingmei saw a strange face and instinctively became cautious. Her uncle said the city was chaotic lately, if strangers entered the village, they shouldn’t let them into the house.

"Are you Shen Qingmei? I’m your uncle’s colleague, visiting on business, happened to pass by your village, and he asked me to bring you a message."